absentee
noun
ab·sen·tee
ˌab-sən-ˈtē 
: one that is absent: such as
a
: a proprietor that lives away from his or her estate or business
b
: one missing from work or school
absentee
adjective
Examples of absentee in a Sentence
There were 10 sick absentees that day.
Recent Examples on the Web
Already Hoosiers can vote early in person or request an absentee mail-in ballot.
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The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024
The patterns the Herald found reveal how savvy lawyers can work the system to wrest condos away from absentee owners and the relatives of dead owners over liens as small as a few thousand dollars.
—Ben Wieder and, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
Translation: In-person absentee can only happen between 14 days out from the election and the Sunday before Election Day (which is always a Tuesday).
—Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
Much of the film’s runtime is dedicated to a time-hopping morality tale in the vein of A Christmas Carol, but even these sections build to horrific moments as alcoholic absentee father David Holm (Victor Sjöström) realizes the true consequences of his selfish actions.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
When does in-person absentee voting end for Kentucky primaries?
—The Courier-Journal, 6 Mar. 2024
The group also faulted team owner John Sherman and the Royals organization for waiting until a week before regular absentee voting was to start to announce the site.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2024
Zorich told The Star that many voters took advantage of the county’s no-excuse absentee voting — also called early voting — in the two weeks leading up to the election.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
Trump in 2020 blasted the use of absentee voting ahead of the election and following his loss, Trump sought to throw out all ballots cast in-person absentee in two counties, a practice known as early voting.
—Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024
The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024
The patterns the Herald found reveal how savvy lawyers can work the system to wrest condos away from absentee owners and the relatives of dead owners over liens as small as a few thousand dollars.
—Ben Wieder and, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
Translation: In-person absentee can only happen between 14 days out from the election and the Sunday before Election Day (which is always a Tuesday).
—Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
Much of the film’s runtime is dedicated to a time-hopping morality tale in the vein of A Christmas Carol, but even these sections build to horrific moments as alcoholic absentee father David Holm (Victor Sjöström) realizes the true consequences of his selfish actions.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
When does in-person absentee voting end for Kentucky primaries?
—The Courier-Journal, 6 Mar. 2024
The group also faulted team owner John Sherman and the Royals organization for waiting until a week before regular absentee voting was to start to announce the site.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2024
Zorich told The Star that many voters took advantage of the county’s no-excuse absentee voting — also called early voting — in the two weeks leading up to the election.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
Trump in 2020 blasted the use of absentee voting ahead of the election and following his loss, Trump sought to throw out all ballots cast in-person absentee in two counties, a practice known as early voting.
—Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024
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absentee
noun
ab·sen·tee
ˌab-sən-ˈtē
: one that is absent: as
a
: a proprietor who lives away from his or her business or estate
b
: a potential party to a legal action who is not present or does not have a representative present at a proceeding
absentee
adjective
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